Although cannabis remains illegal as a Schedule 1 drug under federal law, many U.S. states have now legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, with some states also legalized recreational use of marijuana. Below is a current list of states that have legalized marijuana and in what fashion. The District of Columbia has …

West Virginia Senator Ed Gaunch calls the financial condition of his state “an unprecedented financial crisis,” saying that during an extended special budget session legislators learned that the state needs an $271 million or more to balance the budget for the fiscal year 2017. Delegate Mike Pushkin thinks that marijuana …

About seven months after soundly rejecting a bill to make medical marijuana legal, Ohio lawmakers changed gears to send a bill to the desk of Governor John Kasich to legalize the cannabis for medical purposes under certain circumstances. On Wednesday, Ohio’s Senate voted 7-5 to approve the bill. On May …

The biggest state in the U.S. has been a pioneer in legalizing medical marijuana, approving it two decades ago. Advocates for legalizing recreational marijuana in adults appear to have the majority of Californians on their side as well, although there is plenty of time before November a November 8 ballot …